Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17

II tDe VICINITY Ot W8smAo8sOms
The prize night that was to have taken place
near this city some time this month has been de-
clared on" said Chaa H. Hurdle, well-known
sporting man. TO STAR reporter. Then he went
on In reeretful tone: "The fights now are not
Ike the old-ttme fights which the boys enjoyed on
the Potomac shortly after the war. In those days
when fight was arranged everybody knew Of it,
and could witness the match II he wanted TO.
Boats were chartered, and tickets usually sold at
% apiece, and 1t was nothing unusual to carry
from seven to eight hundred persons. Then we
had no Officers following US. and did not have to
leave the city under cover OF darkness, but every
body went on in good humor. The crowds were
sequence occurred. The first hight In which WASH
ingtonians were interested came on In 1858 AT a
place called Rock Creek, about "A miles from
There were probably more persons at Rock Creek
that day than there ever had been at any time
previous. The night was hotly contested and both
men were severely punished, and COllyer came
out victorious. The same year Rashe Bolster and
Mike Carr fought at the White House Landing, on
the Lower Potomac, and the latter carried on the
and witnessed square Tight In the same year
Bolster was whipped by COllyer. The following
year Barney Aaron and Sam COllyer fought AT
Pohick Greek, and Aaron was Knocked out BY Coll
yer. one OF the best nights about that time &C.
CURED the same year between Aaron and C0llyor.
Aaron was not satisfied with the 1rst whipping
second hight was arranged. Aqua Creek was tn g
battle-ground selected. Not far from the banks
and a scientific night occurred, which was wit
messed by nearly a thousand persons and In
this fight Collyer was wOrsted and many Wash.
inguonians lost their money. sam Collyer had
won several battles, and he arranged a series OF
nights with Billy Edw ards, but each time the lat
ter carried on the honors.
"During the two or three years speak Of" con-
t1nued MI. Hurdle, 'rhIs section was favored with
number OF nights which were about to be brought
10 a close by the greatest night ever known on the
banks OF the Potomac. The fight was to take
place at the mouth OF the Potomac between
Baldwin and Mace. Elaborate preparations were
made for the Tight, WHOM, had IL occurred, would,
persons. The ring had been pitched, and boat
loads OF sporting men from Philadelphia, Baltf-
more, and this city were on their way to the
II was learned that Baldwin bad been arrested In
Baltimore, and that several hundred sporting men
were on a FOOLS errand. When this fight was de-
interest in nights and this section OF the country
was not looked after much by the sporting frater-
nifty. NO more nights were arranged for the battle
on account or the number Of exhibitions which
mad occurred during few years After lapse Of
ABOUT nfteen years, Tight was arranged between
took place near Sutland, Nd, few weeks ago
There was no hard fighting, as there had been In
other contests and the night was decided In MOyn1-
hans favor on foul All the participants In the
matches which occurred hereabouts are still lv.
Ing. Billy Edwards is known to everybody In New
YORK, ana Is known as the bouncer at the Hoffman
Washington almost every season. He is a con-
spicuous ngure about Broadway and Houston
streets; Mike Carr Is living in Brooklyn while Sau
scullers for boat races and Rashe Bolster Is living
at this old home In Hartford, Conn. Bolster, arte
figuring In several prize-nghts, killed sonny James
his first trial was sentenced to death. He wa.
granted new trial, and got on with two years"